Table 2 Distributions and associations of socio-demographic and medical characteristics in each trajectory group of antidepressants according to annual defined daily doses (DDDs), in individuals with disability pension (DP) due to common mental disorders granted in 2009–2010 (N = 4642) in Sweden
Characteristics | Low constant | Low increasing | Middle constant | High constant | High increasing | Pearson’s Chi-Square (p-value)f | Log-likelihood test Chi-Square (p-value)g | Diff. in R2 * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) 1557(33.54) | n (%) 271(5.84) | n (%) 1562(33.65) | n (%) 965(20.79) | n (%) 287(6.18) | ||||
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||||||
 Sexa | ||||||||
  Men | 604 (38.8) | 102 (37.6) | 598 (38.3) | 347 (36.0) | 94 (32.8) | 5.2 (0.26) | 10.7 (0.03) | 0.002 |
  Women | 953 (61.2) | 169 (62.4) | 964 (61.7) | 618 (64.0) | 193 (67.2) |  |  |  |
 Agea | ||||||||
  18–24 | 286 (18.4) | 112 (41.3) | 305 (19.5) | 101 (10.5) | 33 (11.5) | 207.4 (< 0.001) | 109.1 (< 0.001) | 0.021 |
  25–34 | 135 (8.7) | 44 (16.2) | 172 (11.0) | 104 (10.8) | 35 (12.2) |  |  |  |
  35–44 | 202 (13.0) | 23 (8.5) | 207 (13.3) | 144 (14.9) | 59 (20.6) |  |  |  |
  45–54 | 348 (22.4) | 42 (15.5) | 360 (23.0) | 277 (28.7) | 85 (29.6) |  |  |  |
  55–64 | 586 (37.6) | 50 (18.5) | 518 (33.2) | 339 (35.1) | 75 (26.1) |  |  |  |
 Education (years)a | ||||||||
  Compulsory (≤9) | 495 (31.8) | 114 (42.1) | 444 (28.4) | 198 (20.5) | 50 (17.4) | 88.3 (< 0.001) | 29.7 (< 0.001) | 0.006 |
  High school (10–12) | 649 (41.7) | 110 (40.6) | 738 (47.2) | 485 (50.3) | 152 (53.0) |  |  |  |
  University (> 12) | 413 (26.5) | 47 (17.3) | 380 (24.3) | 282 (29.2) | 85 (29.6) |  |  |  |
 Country of birtha | ||||||||
  Sweden | 1171 (75.2) | 219 (80.8) | 1162 (74.4) | 792 (82.1) | 245 (85.4) | 40.8 (< 0.001) | 57.3 (< 0.001) | 0.011 |
  Other EU25 countries | 106 (6.8) | 12 (4.4) | 95 (6.1) | 55 (5.7) | 10 (3.5) |  |  |  |
  Rest of the world | 280 (18.0) | 40 (14.8) | 305 (19.5) | 118 (12.2) | 32 (11.1) |  |  |  |
 Type of living areaa,b | ||||||||
  Big cities | 683 (43.9) | 97 (35.8) | 586 (37.5) | 375 (38.9) | 111 (38.7) | 21.9 (< 0.01) | 20.6 (< 0.01) | 0.004 |
  Medium sized cities | 485 (31.1) | 95 (35.1) | 553 (35.4) | 353 (36.6) | 90 (31.4) |  |  |  |
  Small towns/villages | 389 (25.0) | 79 (29.2) | 423 (27.1) | 237 (24.6) | 86 (30.0) |  |  |  |
 Family situationa | ||||||||
  Marriedc living without children | 250 (16.1) | 32 (11.8) | 248 (15.9) | 168 (17.4) | 45 (15.7) | 91.9 (< 0.001) | 27.1 (0.04) | 0.005 |
  Marriedc living with children | 311 (20.0) | 30 (11.1) | 324 (20.7) | 233 (24.1) | 69 (24.0) |  |  |  |
  Singled living without children | 697 (44.8) | 136 (50.2) | 718 (46.0) | 415 (43.0) | 137 (47.7) |  |  |  |
  Singled living with children | 164 (10.5) | 23 (8.5) | 160 (10.2) | 106 (11.0) | 25 (8.7) |  |  |  |
  Adolescents living with parents, < 20 years | 135 (8.7) | 50 (18.5) | 112 (7.2) | 43 (4.5) | 11 (3.8) |  |  |  |
Medical characteristics | ||||||||
 Main DP diagnosisa | ||||||||
  Depressive disorders | 630 (40.5) | 117 (43.2) | 727 (46.5) | 521 (54.0) | 155 (54.0) | 140.7 (< 0.001) | 75.5 (< 0.001) | 0.015 |
  Anxiety disorders | 436 (28.0) | 117 (43.2) | 507 (32.5) | 290 (30.1) | 91 (31.7) |  |  |  |
  Stress-related mental disorders | 491 (31.5) | 37 (13.7) | 328 (21.0) | 154 (16.0) | 41 (14.3) |  |  |  |
 Previous mental inpatient caree | ||||||||
  Yes | 142 (9.1) | 63 (23.2) | 274 (17.5) | 229 (23.7) | 69 (24.0) | 118.6 (< 0.001) | 31.5 (< 0.001) | 0.006 |
  No | 1415 (90.9) | 208 (76.8) | 1288 (82.5) | 736 (76.3) | 218 (76.0) |  |  |  |
 Previous mental specialized outpatient caree | ||||||||
  Yes | 630 (40.5) | 183 (67.5) | 942 (60.3) | 691 (71.6) | 228 (79.4) | 336.5 (< 0.001) | 244.7 (< 0.001) | 0.048 |
  No | 927 (59.5) | 88 (32.5) | 620 (39.7) | 274 (28.4) | 59 (20.6) |  |  |  |
 Previous somatic inpatient caree | ||||||||
  Yes | 416 (26.7) | 90 (33.2) | 458 (29.3) | 299 (31.0) | 86 (30.0) | 8.3 (0.08) | 4.5 (0.4) | 0.001 |
  No | 1141 (73.3) | 181 (66.8) | 1104 (70.7) | 666 (69.0) | 201 (70.0) |  |  |  |
 Previous somatic specialized outpatient caree | ||||||||
  Yes | 1153 (74.1) | 203 (74.5) | 1144 (73.2) | 723 (74.9) | 213 (74.2) | 1.02 (0.91) | 1.7 (0.8) | 0.000 |
  No | 404 (25.9) | 68 (25.1) | 418 (26.8) | 242 (25.1) | 74 (25.8) |  |  |  |